SAO PAULO (AP) — The Brazilian and the French presidents on Tuesday announced a plan to invest 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in the Amazon, including parts of the rainforest in neighboring French Guiana. The two countries’ governments said in a joint statement the money will be spread over the next four years to protect … Read more
Macron now hopes to step in as a mediator with a new U.N. draft resolution, which he said would be prepared with “several regional partners, in particular in the Arab world,” which will help lift the Chinese and Russian vetoes. “It’s with this procedure that we hope to advance this text,” he said. Meanwhile, Israeli … Read more
PARIS (AP) — French lawmakers on Monday overwhelmingly approved a bill to enshrine abortion rights in France’s constitution, making it the only country to explicitly guarantee a woman’s right to voluntarily terminate a pregnancy. The historic move was proposed by President Emmanuel Macron as a way to prevent the kind of rollback of abortion rights … Read more
French lawmakers are expected Monday to anchor the right to abortion in the country’s constitution, in a global first that has garnered overwhelming public support. Issued on: 04/03/2024 – 04:02 3 min A congress of both houses of parliament in Versailles starting at 3:30 pm (1430 GMT) should find the three-fifths majority needed for the … Read more
France moves to make abortion a constitutional right amid rollbacks in US and Europe POLITICO Europe France to enshrine abortion rights in constitution as a ‘guaranteed freedom’ FRANCE 24 English Why Macron hopes abortion rights are a political winner BBC.com French Senate votes to enshrine abortion in constitution, a world first The Washington Post French Senate votes to enshrine … Read more
He added, “We do not see any imminent threat of Russia using these weapons. But these statements are in themselves very dangerous, because they erode trust. Russia knows the consequences of taking such a step.” Geoană, who could step down later this year to run in the Romanian presidential election in September, also said NATO … Read more
Berlin’s endorsement follows an intense 24-hour diplomatic campaign to shore up support for the Dutchman, amid ongoing hesitation from a group of around 10 countries including in Eastern Europe as well as Hungary and Turkey. POLITICO first reported on Wednesday that two-thirds of NATO’s allies now support Rutte. The U.S. declared its backing for the … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Any parent who’s ever called one of their children by the other’s name — or even the family pet’s name — likely could empathize when President Joe Biden mixed up the names of French leaders Macron and Mitterrand. The human brain has trouble pulling names out of stuffed memory banks on cue. … Read more
French farming unions are taking aim at the European Union’s free-trade agreements, which they say open the door to unfair competition from products arriving from overseas. At a time when the EU is urging farmers to adopt more sustainable – and sometimes more costly – agricultural practices, unions say these trade deals are making it … Read more
Macron’s comments come as European nations grapple with the looming consequences of Donald Trump’s potential return to the White House, with the NATO-skeptic ex-president on track to win the Republican nomination. In the U.S., further military aid for Ukraine is also stalled in Congress, with Republican lawmakers reluctant to continue funding Kyiv. Ukraine has been … Read more